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...[P]erformances (and a recording) of the most beautiful clarity. Tone, balance, phrasing and intonation all play a part in conveying this impression, as does the highly effective use of vibrato, mostly reserved for individual expressive lines. At their best, in the first movement of K589, for instance, the Hagens give us an amazingly vivid, luminous vision of the music. And some of the boldest strokes are particularly successful; in K589’s finale the unmarked ritardando just before the modulation to D flat (track 8, 1'56") brings to the fore a sad, meditative feeling that lies behind the high spirits...[T]his is remarkable, enthralling playing...

-- Duncan Druce, Gramophone [2004]...[P]erformances (and a recording) of the most beautiful clarity. Tone, balance, phrasing and intonation all play a part in conveying this impression, as does the highly effective use of vibrato, mostly reserved for individual expressive lines. At their best, in the first movement of K589, for instance, the Hagens give us an amazingly vivid, luminous vision of the music. And some of the boldest strokes are particularly successful; in K589’s finale the unmarked ritardando just before the modulation to D flat (track 8, 1'56") brings to the fore a sad, meditative feeling that lies behind the high spirits...[T]his is remarkable, enthralling playing...

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